The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-09-27
A BRIDAL TOUR.
The Advantage of Taking Your
MOther-in-Law Along.

| WIFI T6u ears anu USlutu W0ISkeTS,
and the third was the brides mother.
They were at the union depot last
night, having come in on the narrow
guage to take the train East. The
young man clasped his wife's fat hand.
rolled up his eyes, and they seemed
happy, while the mother-in-law pa
raded up and down the sitting room
with lordly air and seemed satisfied.
Pretty soon the groom went out, and
when he returned he threw five pop
corn balls and a big bar of peanut
candy into the brides lap, and handed
the old lady another. She turned up
her nose, raised her spectacles, and
thus addressed the young man with
red ears:
"See here, Peter White, you are
married to Sabintha, amt your"
"Why, of course"
"And I have a right to feel an in
terest in your"
"Of course"
"And we are now on your bridal
tour, amt we%
yes
"Well, now, you've been squander-
a G money all along, Peter. You took
in hack you bought oysters; you
bought jack-knife, and you've just
thrown money away. / feel that it is
my duty to tell you to let up before
you make fool of yourself"
"Whose money is it ?" he asked,
growing very read in the face.
SIT is yours, and what is yours is
Sabintha's, and it is my duty as her
mother, to speak out when see you
fooling your money away"
81 guess | can take care of my
money !" he retorted.
perhaps you can, Peter White,
but there are those in your family who
can't"
He struggled with his feelings as
the bride shook her head at him and
then asked:
"Did | marry your
"No, sir, you didn't, you little bow
legged apology for a man, but l have
a right to speak for my daughter"
"You can speak all you want to,
but | want you to understand that |
can manage my own affairs. and that |
don't care for your advice"
"Peter White !" she slowly respond
ed, waving the peanut candy close to
his nose, al see we've got to have
fuss, and We might as well have it
nowp
"Ma! MAJ" whispered the bride,
pulling at the old lady's shawl.
"You needn't ma me, Sabintha
This Peter White has deceived us both
about his temper, and I'm going to
tell him just what | think of him. He |
commenced this fuss and we'll see who |
ends it J"
"You mind your business and I'll
attend to mine" growled Peter.
ooh! you hump-backed hypo-
critic !" she Kissed, jabbiug at his eye
with the peanut bar. "Only month
ago you called me Mother Null, and
was going to give me the best room in
the new house J"
"You'll never have a room in a
house of mine J" he exclaimed.
"And 1 don't want one, you red
cared hypocrite !"
"Don't Peter-don't ma" sobbed
The bride.
"It's my duty, Sabintha; its your
"Don't cry, Sabby," he interrupted
don't mind what she says"
"Try to set my daughter up agin
ne, will you ?" Missed the old lady, as
The brought the peanut bar down on
his nose.
"Oh ma J" yelled the bride.
"You old wretch !" Missed Peter as
ne clawed at her.
"None of the Whites will run over
ne !" exclaimed the mother-in-law, as
he got hold of his shirt-collar and
hauled him around.
"Pll knock your old"
"You can't knock nothing :" she in
errupted, backing him against the
vail.
"Ma q! Oh.h-h !" howled Sabintha.
The dozen other passengers in the
DOM who had been interested and
unused listeners, here interrupted
md Peter was released from the old
ady's grasp, his collar having been
orn off and his cheek scratched.
81 expected this, and prepared for
t ]" painted the mother-in-law, as she
eaned against the wall. "This doesn't
nd it by any means This bridal
over will come to a stop tomorrow,
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